General, Organic, and Biochemistry

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN LIFE & HEALTH SCIENCES

CHM 160

Instructor: Jeff Shen, PhD

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: This course provides fundamental concepts in general chemistry, organic and biochemistry.  This course is primarily designed for students pursing health care degree or general education curriculum.  The course mainly focuses upon the atoms, elements, micromolecules, and major macromolecules and chemical properties of living systems.  Primary topics include the principles of atomic theory, physical states of substance, concentration and pH, chemical reaction equilibrium and balance, organic molecules and functional groups, the structures, properties and functions of amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids.  The mechanisms of the major macromolecules metabolism and enzyme kinetics are also addressed. 

TIME FRAME: This is a six-semester hour course.  Students will have 10 weeks to complete all the requirements of the course.  Theoretically, the first day of the class starts immediately when a student registers for the course.  If the textbook needs to be ordered, a student should notify the instructor when the book arrives and s/he is ready to start.

TEXTBOOK: There is one (1) required textbook:

Book 1: General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life.  By Timberlake K.C., Second Edition (Mastering GOB Chemistry Student Access Kit), Benjamin Cummings Publisher, 2006, ISBN-13: 978-0-8053-8297-6; ISBN-10: 0-8053-8297-6.

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EXAMINATIONS: There are three (3) unit exams.  Exam 1 will cover the book contents of chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8.  Exam 1 should be completed by the end of week 3.  Exam 2 will cover the book contents of chapters 10 – 14, 16, and 18.  Exam 2 should be completed by the end of week 7.  Exam 3 will cover the book contents of chapters 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, and 22.  Exam 3 should be completed by the end of week 10. 

Each exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions.  The exams are "OPEN BOOK" objective type and students will have one (1) day to complete each exam.

All exams are programmed and are located in the classroom for this course.  To access the quizzes and exams, students must send the instructor an email and request to have access to it.  The instructor will then program students’ access in.  Students will receive an email back from the instructor telling students that students are now authorized to go ahead and to access it.  To access, students will come into the classroom, click on testing, and click on the quiz or exam students are taking.  Students will need students’ User ID and PASS WORD.  The quiz or exam will appear on students’ screen.  Once students access the quiz or exam, students have limited time (1 hour for quiz or 24 hours for exam) to submit students’ answers.  The program provides the instructor the exact date and time that students accessed it.  The program also notifies the instructor of the exact date and time that students submitted their answers.  Thus, the program is timing students.  When students are ready, go back into the classroom and click in students’ responses and then click submit.  Shortly, students will receive the exam in their email box with computed score. Students will also know what questions, if any, that students missed, and what the correct answer is.  The instructor also receives a copy of students’ quiz or exam and score.

GRADING: There are total 150 accumulative points in the course (50 points for each exam).  A letter grade is determined as follows:

90%     = A
80%     = B
70%     = C
< 70%  = Fail

COMMUNICATION: Students are encouraged to use all types of tools to contact the instructor.  The primary tool is email.  An online chat room is provided to students and faculty.  The instructor will be available in the chat room at a student’s request.  Group discussion activities may be scheduled in the chat room, depending on the number of students enrolled. 

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Jeff Shen, PhD is an assistant professor of biological and chemical sciences at the Mount Carmel College of Nursing.  Dr. Shen is also an adjunct faculty at the DeVry University Online.  He has about seven years of teaching biomedical sciences at college level.  Beyond his teaching career, Dr. Shen works as a pharmacologist with research interests on drug discovery.  His initial investigation focused on receptor protein regulations by drugs with different binding affinity.  Further, he studied intracellular protein-protein interactions on drug tolerance and dependence.  His other relevant research projects included quantitative analysis of structure-activity relationships in drug design, pharmacogenomics, and biomedical informatics on gene therapy.  Recently, Dr. Shen contributes his efforts on management of scientific information systems for pharmaceutical, medical and health professionals.  Dr. Shen holds MS and PhD degrees in Pharmacology from the St. John’s University, New York.  He receives a MS degree in Computer Information Systems from the Baruch College, City University of New York.  He is a member of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). 

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:

1). Know structures and properties of atoms and understand the periodic table and the octet rule.
2). Know chemical bonds and classification of chemical reaction.
3). Understand classification of solutions, concentration calculation, and concept of pH.
4). Understand electrolyte, acid, base, and buffer.
5). Understand general nomenclature of chemical compounds and understand functional groups of organic compound.
6). Understand classification of macromolecules and their physiological functions.
7). Understand structural features and chemical properties of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
8)  Understand enzyme activity and illustrate metabolism pathways of carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids.
9). Obtain biochemical perspectives to explain some common diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, sick-cell anemia, inflammation, and neurodegenerative disorders.

COURSE CONTENT:

Ch 01   Measurements
Ch 02   Atom and Element
Ch 03   Nuclear Radiation
Ch 04   Compounds and Bonds
Ch 05   Chemical Reaction
Ch 08   Solutions
Ch 10   Acids and Bases
Ch 11   Introduction to Organic chemistry: Alkanes       
Ch 12   Alkenes and Alkynes
Ch 13   Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, and Ethers
Ch 14   Aldehyde and ketone
Ch 15   Carbohydrates
Ch 16   Carboxylic acid and Ester
Ch 17   Lipids
Ch 18   Amine and amide
Ch 19   Amino acid Protein
Ch 20   Enzyme and Vitamins
Ch 21   Nucleic Acid and Protein Synthesis
Ch 22   Metabolic Pathways for Carbohydrates

ASSIGNMENTS: Please go to the assignment section of the classroom.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to admassistant@breyerstate.com . An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.

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